Where does “rudity” come from?
rudity (English) comes from Middle English ruditee, from Old French rudete, from Latin ruditas, from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rudity (English): rudeness; ignorance
Ancestry of “rudity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ruditee | — |
| 2 | Old French | rudete | — |
| 3 | Latin | ruditas | accusative feminine plural of rudītus; ignorance |
| 4 | Latin | rudis | rough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |